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Joshua Gebissa
Joshua Gebissa (full name Joshua Alemayemu Gebissa) is an elite German professional poker player who has quickly established himself as a dominant force on the international high-stakes circuit. Known for his tactical fearlessness and mathematical baseline, Gebissa experienced a historic career breakthrough by capturing a near-million dollar victory at the Triton ONE Main Event. Currently ranking among the top 60 players on Germany’s all-time money list, he is recognized as one of Europe’s premier tournament specialists across both the European and Asian live fields.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
Total live earnings stand at over $1,500,404, per The Hendon Mob.
💰 Live Earnings: $1,500,000+ | 🏆Triton ONE Main Event Champion | 🎯 Global Poker Index: Top 350 | 🇩🇪 Germany All-Time Rank: 57th | 💫 High-Roller Regular
Notable Results (click to expand)
| Date | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Triton ONE $8,000 Main Event | 1st ($975,225) |
| May 2026 | Poker Dream 22 Jeju Superstar Challenge | 2nd ($121,576) |
| Dec 2024 | EPT Prague €10,300 High Roller | 16th ($40,099) |
Biography & Poker Background
While originally hailing from Germany , Joshua Gebissa has long maintained his primary grinding base in Vienna, Austria-the central hub for Europe’s most elite technical poker minds. Gebissa belongs to the modern generation of “hybrid” pros, having meticulously built a foundation in high-stakes online multi-table tournaments (MTTs) before transitioning into a feared traveling live regular.
Gebissa’s modern career trajectory went into overdrive during the 2025–2026 tournament cycle. In September 2025, he scored a monumental, life-changing victory at the Triton ONE Main Event in Jeju, outlasting a world-class field of high-rollers to take home a massive first-place prize of $975,225. Showing no signs of slowing down, he returned to Jeju in May 2026 under the Poker Dream banner, putting on another clinic to finish 2nd in the high-stakes Superstar Challenge for an additional $121,576. Currently sitting inside the top 350 globally on the Global Poker Index (GPI), Gebissa is officially a staple of the international high-stakes community.
In May of 2026, Gebissa took down the TLPT HR Main Event in Jeju , after overcoming Dan “Jungleman” Cates heads up, for a score of $146,000.
Play Style & Strategy
Gebissa is widely known for an aggressive, deep-stack tournament strategy deeply rooted in contemporary solver work and GTO (Game Theory Optimal) logic. He excels in short-handed tables and high-buy-in fields where maximizing positional advantage and constructing deceptive, polarized betting ranges are necessary to defeat world-class opposition. His stamina during massive poker festivals has established him as a premier end-game closer.
Social Media & Online Presence
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